The Oklahoma City Public Schools, abbreviated OKCPS, is a
multicultural
The term multiculturalism has a range of meanings within the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and colloquial use. In sociology and in everyday usage, it is a synonym for " ethnic pluralism", with the two terms often used interchang ...
public school district serving most of the
urban area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...
. It is the second largest primary and secondary education district in the state of
Oklahoma, after
Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa Public Schools is an independent school district serving the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in Northeastern Oklahoma. As of 2022, it is the largest school district in Oklahoma, surpassing Oklahoma City Public Schools for the first time since 2013.
A ...
, with 66 schools and approximately 32,086 students enrolled students during the 2021–2022 school year.
History
Subscription schools were the first schools in
Oklahoma Territory, but public schools began to emerge in the 1890s, shortly before 1907 statehood. By 1909, Oklahoma City had ten public school buildings.
[Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma City" , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 19, 2013)] By 1930 the city had three high schools, six junior high schools, and 51 elementary schools with an enrollment of 38,593.
Schools
High schools
*
Capitol Hill High School
*
Classen School of Advanced Studies
*
Dove Science Academy
*
Frederick A. Douglass High School
Frederick A. Douglass High School is a Comprehensive high school, public high school in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school is known for its role in serving African-American students in the state of Oklahoma and has produced a variety ...
Emerson North Alternative High SchoolEmerson South Middle-High School
* U. S. Grant High School
* Harding Charter Preparatory High School
*Harding Fine Arts Academy
Harding Fine Arts Academy (HFAA) is a college preparatory high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is sponsored by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
HFAA serves students from grade 9 to 12. It is a public, charter high school; th ...
* John Marshall High School
*Northwest Classen High School
Northwest Classen High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
History
Northwest Classen High School was built in 1955 to accommodate the growing population in the northwest corridor of Okla ...
*Oklahoma Centennial High School
Oklahoma Centennial Middle/High School was a grade 7–12 public education school in the Oklahoma City Public Schools district.http://www.okcps.org/Domain/81 Oklahoma City Middle/High School In 2008, the school occupied its permanent building, loc ...
Santa Fe South Charter High SchoolSanta Fe South Pathways Middle College
* Southeast High School
* Star Spencer High School
Middle schools
*Jefferson Middle School
*Roosevelt Middle School
* Taft Middle School
*Northeast Academy
*Belle Isle Enterprise
*John W. Rex Charter
*Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High School
*Rogers Middle School
*Emerson South Mid-high School
*Douglass Mid-High School
*Classen School of Advanced Studies
*Webster Middle School
*Southeast Middle School
References
Education in Oklahoma City
School districts in Oklahoma
School districts established in 1889
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